In the latest episode of Carpmaels in Conversation , Lara Elder and Harry Shaw discuss one of the most closely watched cases in intellectual property law: Getty Images v Stability AI. Using the case as a starting point, they examine a central question for modern copyright law: whether AI models trained on datasets that include copyright works should give rise to liability for infringement.
May 26, 2026•16 min•Ep. 42
Social media has reshaped how products are discovered, promoted and sold, creating new marketing opportunities for brand owners and unprecedented access for consumers. Platforms such as TikTok and Instagram have also changed how authenticity is perceived and valued, and influencer marketing has contributed to the growth of online counterfeiting and accelerated consumer demand for “dupes” and “upcycled” products. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation , our speakers address the IP challenge...
Apr 24, 2026•28 min•Ep. 41
In the latest episode of Carpmaels in Conversation , Lara Elder and Louisa Blair discuss how brands navigate the legal boundaries around protected term. Reflecting on Della Vite’s “ Cheat on Champagne ” campaign, they explore why Champagne, a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), is so robustly protected, how PDOs differ from trade marks, and what these rules mean for creative marketing. They also discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling against Oatly’s “ Post Milk Generation ” slogan which clas...
Mar 17, 2026•20 min•Ep. 40
In this episode, Lara Elder is joined by Ella Green and Rob Mitchell to discuss the different IP strategies that digital life sciences companies can use to protect innovation, using examples to illustrate how the strategies differ depending on the commercial goals of the company. This episode is part 2 in our digital life sciences series following on from Carpmaels In Conversation: Ep.38 – Digital life sciences innovation – should you file a patent?...
Sep 18, 2025•18 min•Ep. 39
In this episode, Lara Elder is joined by digital life sciences experts Laura Johnson , a Senior Associate specialising in software and AI inventions in digital healthcare and life sciences, and Ella Green , an Associate in life sciences group with a focus on bio informatics and digital health. They share their thoughts on setting up the digital life sciences group and how patents can be used to protect innovations in digital life sciences....
Sep 17, 2025•15 min•Ep. 38
In this episode, Lara Elder is joined by UPC experts Agathe Michel-de Cazotte , a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, and Emily Nikolic , a Senior Associate in our Life Sciences group. They share their personal experiences of the UPC, and the challenges and opportunities for shaping the legal landscape in this exciting and evolving court....
Jul 02, 2025•20 min•Ep. 37
In this episode host Ben Chapman is joined by Patent Attorney Susannah Dragosavac who will be looking at world of diabetes technology. They discuss the technologies needed for the diabetic individual, the current patent trends in this area and possible upcoming technologies.
Mar 04, 2025•20 min•Ep. 36
In this episode host Ben Chapman is joined by Patent Attorneys Lawrence Paleschi and Gabriel Bracken who will be looking at patent protection for offshore wind and energy storage.
Feb 14, 2025•19 min•Ep. 35
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode, our host Ben Chapman is joined by Senior Associate Russell Woolley to discuss recent technology developments in the battery sector and the IP considerations for companies operating in this sector.
Sep 17, 2024•21 min•Ep. 34
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Isobel Barry , Senior Associate Laura Johnson and Technical Assistant James Devine-Stoneman discuss: The key arguments raised in the UKIPO’s appeal against the UK High Court Emotional Perception judgement The pending referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on whether a product on the market be excluded from the state of the art, and the nume...
Jul 17, 2024•19 min•Ep. 33
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Counsel Liz McKinley and Senior Associate Chloe Taylor to discuss trade secrets, what are they, how do they work and to what extent might they help protect innovation in the healthcare sector? You can subscribe to this podcast via itunes, spotify or google podcasts, just click the subscribe option above ...
Apr 03, 2024•31 min•Ep. 32
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise , and Associates David Thompson and Sam Grayer discuss: Recent EPO case law on claim interpretation and a different approach taken at the UPC Munich Local Division. The case law on bonus effects and one-way streets, including a discussion of a recent decision concerning limits to how the concept of a bonus effect is applied. You c...
Feb 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 31
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Senior Associate Ben Chapman to discuss how Intellectual Property rights can boost the chances of a start-up securing funding. You can subscribe to this podcast via itunes, spotify or google podcasts, just click the subscribe option above or search for “Carpmaels”....
Feb 01, 2024•18 min•Ep. 30
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Senior Associate Chloe Flower to discuss some of the most recent innovations in plastic packaging and the IP implications of these. You can subscribe to this podcast via itunes, spotify or google podcasts, just click the subscribe option above or search for “Carpmaels”....
Dec 04, 2023•16 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Partners Agathe Michel-de Cazotte and Isobel Barry to discuss the Unified Patent Court. We reflect on our experiences of the first month of the court opening and our expectations for the coming months. You can subscribe to this podcast via itunes, spotify or google podcasts, just click the subscribe opti...
Jul 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 28
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Roger Lush from the Trade Marks team and Simon Keevey-Kothari from the Transactions team to discuss the case of Hermès International v. Rothschild....
Jun 23, 2023•23 min•Ep. 27
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, our host Lara Elder is joined by Dan Goudie , an Associate in our Engineering & Tech team, to discuss what is AI and the patentability of AI inventions.
Jun 02, 2023•18 min•Ep. 26
In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise and Technical Assistant Stephanie Willing will be taking a look at a recent EPO Technical Board of Appeal decision, T 88/21, which builds on earlier EPO decisions on the use of undisclosed disclaimers and the effects of partial priority.
May 23, 2023•10 min•Ep. 25
In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise and Associate James Channer discuss one of the most recent CJEU decisions on designs: Monz v Büchel, a case relating to the underside of a bicycle seat.
May 17, 2023•12 min•Ep. 24
In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise and Technical Assistant Sam Parry discuss some of the recent changes to the EPO's Guidelines for Examination which entered into force in March 2023.
May 09, 2023•11 min•Ep. 23
In this episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, Simon Keevey Kothari and Aled Richards-Jones join our host, Lara Elder, to discuss the recent case in which Anna Pasternak, the great-niece of Dr. Zhivago author Boris Pasternak, brought a claim for copyright infringement in the High Court of England and Wales against Lara Prescott. Prescott is the author of a historical novel called The Secrets We Kept, which Pasternak claimed infringed the copyright of her own biographical work Lara: The Untold Lov...
Mar 16, 2023•20 min•Ep. 22
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In this episode, our host Lara Elder sat down with Carpmaels colleagues Ella Green and Susan Hancock to discuss: Changes to the amount of clinical trial information made available to the public under the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation. The potential impact on patent filings....
Mar 02, 2023•16 min•Ep. 21
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Senior Associate Chloe Taylor, Senior Associate Kerry Fitchett and Associate Suvina Wong discuss: How to structure your licence in a way that benefits you and the product/patent, to give your intellectual property the greatest chance of success; and The importance of recording licences.
Sep 22, 2022•29 min•Ep. 20
Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law. In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise, Associate Jennifer Finnegan and Technical Assistant David Thompson discuss: Revisions to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal relating to remittal and the effect of the revisions in practice; and The recent UK High Court decision on plausibility and consider how well the UK’s current approach fits into the developing EP...
Jul 27, 2022•19 min•Ep. 19
In this episode, Partner Isobel Barry and Technical Assistants Clarissa Luxton , Richard Payne and Will Mooney discuss updates from the EPO, including recent changes to the guidelines for examination and updates specific to life sciences and technology. Senior Associate Dan Goodman joins the conversation to talk about a recent referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding formal priority entitlement....
May 17, 2022•20 min•Ep. 18
In the fourth and final podcast in our energy series, Senior Associate Matthew Birch talks to Ben Medland, CEO and Founder at DRIFT Energy, an energy company whose technology combines energy generation, storage and distribution into high-performance sailing vessels. They discuss how IP has enabled DRIFT to commercialise and protect its technology.
May 03, 2022•13 min•Ep. 17
In the next episode in our energy series, Senior Associate Matthew Birch talks to Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team and Russell Woolley , a Senior Associate in the Chemistry team, about IP considerations when working in the energy sector. They talk about the next stages in the patent application lifecycle and how energy companies can ensure the best possible protection for their inventions. In the next episode of Carpmaels in Conversation, we talk to an energy company abou...
Apr 27, 2022•33 min•Ep. 16
In the second podcast in a series of episodes on the energy sector, Senior Associate Russell Woolley talks to Alex Groombridge, Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder at Echion Technologies, an energy scale-up supplying high-power Li-ion battery anode materials that enable superfast charging for a range of applications, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. They discuss developments in energy storage and how IP has enabled Echion to commercialise and protect its technology....
Apr 20, 2022•19 min•Ep. 15
In the first in a series of episodes on the energy sector, Senior Associate Matthew Birch talks to Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team and Russell Woolley , a Senior Associate in the Chemistry team, about IP considerations when working in the energy sector. They talk about the intellectual property lifecycle and what start-up energy companies need to consider to ensure initial prototype products are protected. In future episodes, we consider the next stages in patent applica...
Apr 08, 2022•18 min•Ep. 14
In this episode, Partner Jake Marshall and Senior Associate Chloe Taylor from the Transactions team discuss trade secrets and confidential information with Associate Mary Foord - Weston from our Disputes Resolution team. They talk about the differences between trade secrets and confidential information, how to protect them and what to do if they are misused. Further information on this topic is available in our recent article How not to “steal” a trade secret ....
Feb 16, 2022•29 min•Ep. 13
